Vocabulary #3 – Period 2
1. superfluous [soo-pur-floo-uhs]
–adjective
1. being more than is sufficient or required; excessive.
2. unnecessary or needless.
Origin: 1400–50; late ME < L
2. frivolous [friv-uh-luhs]
–adjective
1. characterized by lack of seriousness or sense: frivolous conduct.
2. self-indulgently carefree; unconcerned about or lacking any serious purpose.
3. (of a person) given to trifling or undue levity: a frivolous, empty-headed person.
4. of little or no weight, worth, or importance; not worthy of serious notice: a frivolous suggestion
Origin: 1425–75; late ME < L
3. prostrate pros-treyt] Spell
verb
1.to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration.
2.to lay flat, as on the ground.
4. slovenliness / [sluhv-uhn-lee]
–noun
1. untidy or unclean in appearance or habits.
2. characteristic of a sloven; slipshod: slovenly work.
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Origin: 1505–15;
5. jargon jahr-guh n, -gon]pell
noun
1. the language, especially the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group: medical jargon.
2. unintelligible or meaningless talk or writing; gibberish.
3. any talk or writing that one does not understand.
4. language that is characterized by uncommon or pretentious vocabulary and convoluted syntax and is often vague in meaning.
Origin: 1300-50; Middle English
6. banal [buh-nal, -nahl, beyn-l]
–adjective
devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite: a banal and sophomoric treatment of courage on the frontier.
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Origin: 1745–55; < F;
7. egregious /[ih-gree-juhs, -jee-uhs]
–adjective
extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant: an egregious mistake; an egregious liar.
Origin: 1525–35; < L
8. jeer [jeer] Spell
verb
1.to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely:
Don't jeer unless you can do better.
2.to shout derisively at; taunt.
9. archaism / [ahr-kee-iz-uhm]
–noun
1. something archaic, as a word or expression.
2. the use of what is archaic, as in literature or art: The archaism of the novelist's style provided a sense of the period.
3. the survival or presence of something from the past: The art of letter writing is becoming an archaism.
Origin: 1635–45
10. chauvinistic[shoh-vuh-niz-uhm]
–noun
1. zealous and aggressive patriotism or blind enthusiasm for military glory.
2. biased devotion to any group, attitude, or cause.
Origin: 1865–70; <